bongo Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 right guys im finally gonna get round to painting my alloys,just after some advice and some opinions.... spray cans or buy the paint for a gun? (i have a compressor and gun) how much would i need ie... how many cans of primer paint lacquer etc....litres of paint etc the wheels are 17" 5 spokes asi n my sig. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper tw4 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 i would say gun easier to use then cans...i would say ull only need bout 1lt of colour if u got for cans3-4 cans of each primer colour and laquer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoo2000 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I'm doing the same thing at the moment, I've put some pics etc here: http://www.escortevolution.co.uk/forums/in...t&p=1251176 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosworth909 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 a litre of paint for 4 wheels how many times are u painting them half a litre tops and youll have a lil bit left over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 a litre of paint for 4 wheels how many times are u painting them half a litre tops and youll have a lil bit left overdo you think a litre would do the wheels a rear bumper and a skirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 a litre of paint for 4 wheels how many times are u painting them half a litre tops and youll have a lil bit left overdo you think a litre would do the wheels a rear bumper and a skirt? if your super careful and dont make any huge fcuk-ups you shud get enough layers out of a litre for that...... but it'll be close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper tw4 Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 a litre of paint for 4 wheels how many times are u painting them half a litre tops and youll have a lil bit left overdo you think a litre would do the wheels a rear bumper and a skirt? if your super careful and dont make any huge fcuk-ups you shud get enough layers out of a litre for that...... but it'll be close! not if ya doing rear bumper as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 a litre of paint for 4 wheels how many times are u painting them half a litre tops and youll have a lil bit left overdo you think a litre would do the wheels a rear bumper and a skirt? if your super careful and dont make any huge fcuk-ups you shud get enough layers out of a litre for that...... but it'll be close! not if ya doing rear bumper as well... didnt see bumper....... Id go as far as 2L to do the lot if ya wanna err on the side of safety and want a nice deep finish on the larger area of the bumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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